lines, words, letters... to poems by Parti Nagy for mezzo-soprano, violin and bassoon

by Horváth Balázs, Lajos Parti Nagy

This composition written in 2002 has five movements ( a sort of canon, interlude 1, (hexameter), interlude 2, false copy ). Three of the songs composed to verses by Lajos Parti Nagy examine the structure of the texts. The musical structure in the first song is based on a canon that develops from rotating the lines, in the third song it is based on the rhythms created by splitting words and syllables, in the fifth song it is based on the series of sound effects resulting from completely mixing up the individual letters and sounds. The rigorously structured movements consist of short dramatic episodes, each presenting an unusual life situation (interlude 1, interlude 2). The work, commissioned by Judit Rajk, had its premiere in 2006 in Budapest (Palace of Arts, Festival Theatre).

44 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2007

About the author

Horváth Balázs 2007 óta a győri Széchenyi István Egyetem Környezetmérnöki Tanszékének oktatója. Kutatásai során a figyelme egyre inkább a globális kérdések felé fordult, és humánökológiai problémákkal kezdett foglalkozni. Jared Diamondhoz hasonló közérthetőséggel és alapossággal elemzi civilizációnk állapotát.